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| Max Adds Trigger Warning to ‘Blazing Saddles' |
| 2024-02-07 |
| [HollywoodInToto] Cancel Culture finally comes for Mel Brooks' blistering satire on racism Cancel Culture has wiped entire films off the map, memory-holed sitcom episodes and coaxed programmers to "warn" viewers about select stories. Other films have watched "problematic" scenes snipped for our "protection." It’s all happened with few, if any, objections from Hollywood, Inc. The trend gave rise to a phrase that should send chills up the spine of any self-respecting artist. "They couldn’t make THAT today." Yet one film has remained untouched by Cancel Culture despite being both outrageous and uncompromising. In a way, it’s the perfect example of a film woke censors would love to erase but couldn’t due to the film’s fan base. "Blazing Saddles." Mel Brooks’ 1974 western satire savaged racism by mocking racists without a filter. It’s considered one of the legend’s best comedies, a testament to Brooks’ creative freedom and wit. The comedy guru is keenly aware of Cancel Culture and has repeatedly used a variation of, "They couldn’t make THAT today" to describe his film. That’s true. Yet there’s been no effort to censor or tweak the comedy in any fashion in the Age of Woke. Until now. Max, the platform that once yanked "Gone With the Wind" from its cyber-shelves, just slapped a video trigger warning on Brooks’ vision. Anyone who wants to watch "Blazing Saddles" must endure an introduction by TCM’s Jacqueline Stewart, who joined the company in 2019 as a host and expert on film preservation and "representation." "You’re about to watch a movie from 1974 that many consider one of the greatest comedies of all time," Stewart begins in the clip, shot in front of a background teeming with books. Ironic. She gives a quick primer on Brooks’ satirical film canon before describing the film’s plot. "As the storyline implies, the issue of race is front and center in ’Blazing Saddles’... and racist language and attitudes pervade the film. But those attitudes are espoused by characters who are explicitly portrayed here as narrow-minded, ignorant bigots. "The film’s real and much more enlightened perspective is represented by the two main characters played by Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder," she says. She later praises Brooks’ approach to satire: "Absolutely nothing is off limits and jokes can tackle any and every sensitive subject." It’s a trigger warning without a trigger. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #7 "Just a minute while I whip it out." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-02-07 21:26 |
| #6 This scene when I first saw it made me literally side out of the seat laughing.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXHkFZ-nG4Y |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-02-07 17:23 |
| #5 The streaming version on Max will get shorter and shorter as they try to appease each whiny snowflake. Eventually it just won't be available at all. |
| Posted by: EMSArtifact 2024-02-07 11:50 |
| #4 TCM insufferable hosts, and general programming, have been absolute garbage for about 5 years now. Perhaps somebody would like to ask them who thought the blaxploitation series was a good idea, why its ok for Black Women to have their titties hanging out on regular TV? Let's talk about that hard racism of the liberals. And yes, once again, if you don't have a copy you don't have a copy. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-02-07 09:52 |
| #3 This is the problem with streaming. They own it, not you. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-02-07 09:15 |
| #2 Get your hardcopy before they Fahrenheit 451 the originals. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-02-07 07:43 |
| #1 At this point, if it doesn't have a trigger warning, I ain't interested. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-02-07 00:12 |